MUSÉES

18 points d'intérêt recommandé pour vous

Copernicus Science Centre, All Areas Copernicus Science Centre is a science museum standing on the bank of the Vistula River. It features more than 450 interactive exhibits that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out experiments and discover the laws of science for themselves. Upon entry, visitors are invited to interact with a talking robot and observe the rotation of the planet with an illustrative bell-ringing pendulum, before being set loose over five main experimentation areas: Roots of Civilization, Humans and the Environment, Light Zone, On the Move and Buzz, a special area for young children. You can see a real flying carpet, become a crime detective, explore the scientific wonders of your own body, compare yourself to different animals, build bridges, conduct a robotic excavation, fly a spaceship, press buttons, take quizzes, race, jump, photograph, draw, and transform the physical universe before your very eyes. [ + plus ]

Copper Roof Palace, All Areas The Copper-Roof Palace or in polish the Pałac Pod Blachą is an 18th-century palace. Named because itsl copper roof , a rarity for the time when the palace was built. Nowadays,Copper-Roof Palace is a branch of the Royal Castle Museum, featuring an extensive collection of eastern carpets. [ + plus ]

Ethnographic Museum, All Areas The Ethnographic Museum orMuzeum Etnograficzne hosts Polish folk art and crafts, but it’s the portrait shots of indigenous people from around the world that steal the show. Poland’s cultural heritage is the main theme. There are costumes, handicrafts, furniture, Polish inventions, art, photographs; most of it is beautifully presented in what is a superb building. [ + plus ]

Fryderyk Chopin Museum, All Areas The Fryderyk Chopin Museum is a museum dedicated to Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. The museum has two branches: Birthplace of Frédéric Chopin, at Å»elazowa Wola; and Chopin Family Parlor, on Krakowskie PrzedmieÅ›cie, Warsaw. The Ostrogski Palace tells the history and works of Chopin, including original manuscripts and documents written by the composer, photographs and sculptures of him, letters, as well as hosting piano recitals and competitions of Chopin's works.[3] The rich plafonds, stucco and Pompeian style frescoes are a fitting setting for the rooms of the Fryderyk Chopin Museum.[1] [ + plus ]

Historical Museum of Warsaw, All Areas Founded in 1936 , the Historical Museum of Warsaw or Muzeum Historyczne m.st. Warszawy it occupied three houses in the Old Town Square - the Baryczka House, the Kleinpoldt House and the Moor House (Nos. 32, 34 and 36). [ + plus ]

Jewish Historical Institute, All Areas The Jewish Historical Institute (Polish: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny or ŻIH) is a research institute in Warsaw, Poland, primarily dealing with the history of Jews in Poland. This museum presents collections as temporary and permanent expositions, organizing various kinds of artistic events, academic conferences and public education meetings, as well as educational and publishing activity. [ + plus ]

Museum of Cartoon Art and Caricature, All Areas The Museum of Cartoon Art and Caricature also known as the Muzeum Karykatury features a collection of over 18-thousand caricature works. Taking into account the fixed deposits counts on more than 25,000 drawings and objects in painting and sculpture. These collections contain many cimeliów caricature of Polish and world, from the eighteenth century to the latest. The collection includes works by such prominent foreign artists, as: W. Hogarth, H. Daumier, J. Effel, H. Sandberg and R. Topor [ + plus ]

Museum of Modern Art, All Areas for free Built in 2005, the Museum of Modern Art The Museum engages in modern art research programs, focusing in visual arts, graphic design, industrial design, and architecture. The major goal of the Museum is to acquire a collection of artworks to be presented in the new building. [ + plus ]

Museum of Technology, All Areas The Museum of Technology or the Muzeum Techniki, has an enormous collection dedicated to the history of everything technological located inside tof the Palace of Culture & Science. Besides the temporary collections, the permanent collections are: Interesting physics, Transportation, Mechanisms playing, Printing machines, Mining,Metallurgy, Radio, Telecommunication, Computer, Household Technique,Renewable energy, Astronomy and Space Science, Planetarium, and Glass. [ + plus ]

National Museum, All Areas The National Museum in Warsaw or the Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie is a national institution of culture and the largest in Warsaw having 800,000 items in its permanent galleries. Dating from 1862 and operating under its current name since 1916, there’s a huge array of permanent exhibitions and antiquities. Visitors will find a wealth of delightful 15th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings in the Gallery of Old European Paintings and several galleries of Polish art from the 16th century onwards, including some of the best work by the country’s leading names in art - Chełmoński and Matejko to name a few. A new gallery dedicated to works from the 20th and 21st centuries is well worth a look for fans of more recent pieces. [ + plus ]

Pawiak Prison Museum, All Areas for free Once Poland’s most notorious political prison as Gestapo’s main prison facility, it held people arrested in roundups, members of the resistance and political prisoners. There is an emphasis on the period of German occupation and the exhibition "Pawiak 1835-1944" covers the entire period of activity of the prison, and is based on an original design which was created by renowned Warsaw architect Henryk Marconi between 1830-1836. [ + plus ]

Poster Museum, All Areas The world's oldest poster museum founded in 1968 is the Poster Museum in Warsaw. Collecting 55,000 posters this museum only shows a fraction of this at one time. Exhibitions change regularly, making it a museum to visit time and time again. Of particular interest are posters from the soviet era, which give a fascinating insight into how Poland was presented as a tourist destination in those days. The foreign collection, sourced mainly from the Biennale as well as donations from artists worldwide, is also considered one of the world’s best. [ + plus ]

Presidential Palace, All Areas After the war the Presidential Palace or in polish Pałac Prezydencki resumed its function as seat of the Polish Council of Ministers. You can visit : the Main Hall, the Hall Nowosielski, the Chapel, the Rococo Room, the White Room, the Dining room, the Blue Room, the Staircase, the Antyszambra, the Column Hall (Ballroom), the Banquet Hall (Imaging), the Thessaloniki Winter (Winter Garden), and the Round Table [ + plus ]

Warsaw Railway Museum, All Areas The Warsaw Railway Museum is housed in the former Warsaw Main Station. Collection includes antique rolling stocks, railways, and various models. The museum's exhibits are divided into permanent and temporary collections — the latter being displayed inside the museum's galleries. The permanent collection consists of historic rolling stock that is displayed on the tracks outside. The library of the museum has many books on the subject of Polish railways. [ + plus ]

Warsaw Uprising Museum, All Areas The Warsaw Uprising Museum or the Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego opened in 2004. The museum is placed in a power station and it traces the history of the Rising through three levels of interactive displays, photographs, film archives and the personal accounts of those who survived. [ + plus ]

Wilanów Palace, All Areas The Wilanów Palace or the PaÅ‚ac w Wilanowie is one of the most important monuments of Polish culture. The must sees are the two-storey Grand Entrance Hall, the Grand Dining Room, and the Gallery of Polish Portraits, featuring a collection of paintings from the 16th to 19th centuries. [ + plus ]

X Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel, All Areas The Citadel is an impressive 19th century fortress, and one of the best-preserved buildings of defensive architecture in Poland. The fortress survived the war and in 1945 became again Polish Army property. The permanent collections include: Prisioner of X Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel, Jozef Pilsudski in the X Pavilion and Siberians 1940-1956. In the Museum of X Pavilion in the Warsaw Citadel there is a collection of paintings by Aleksander Sochaczewski (Lejb Sonder). These include: "Leaving Europe", "Runaway", "In the snow desert", "Road to slavery", "A scene of an exile's life", "On a level", "Old man sitting on a wheelbarrow". Regular exhibition includes information about Jewish prisoners of the Citadel: Isaack Kramsztyk, Beer Meisels, Marcus Jastrow. [ + plus ]

Zamek Królewski w Warszawie, All Areas The Royal Castle in Warsaw or in polish the Zamek Królewski w Warszawie was built as a residence for the King of Poland, Sigmund III. Today this museum functions as a monument of Polish Culture and Heritage and an active cultural center. Mainly divided in four rooms: The Jagiellonian Rooms, The Houses of Parliament, The Royal Apartments and the LanckoroÅ„ski Collection. [ + plus ]